Connecticut to New York

Distance from Waterbury to Yonkers

Straight-line distance

60.4mi

Waterbury, CT and Yonkers, NY are 60.4 miles (97.3 km) apart in a straight line. From Waterbury, the shortest path starts out heading SW (226°).

kilometers
97.3
nautical miles
52.5
heading from Waterbury
226° SW
heading from Yonkers
45° NE
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Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders

How far Waterbury is from Yonkers

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Waterbury and Yonkers is 60.4 miles, 97.3 km or 52.5 nautical miles. That is the shortest path over the Earth's surface, computed with the haversine formula on a sphere with the mean Earth radius, 6,371.0 km. A course held on one compass bearing (a rhumb line) would be 60.4 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
60.4
Kilometers
97.3
Nautical miles
52.5
Bearing from Waterbury
225.8° SW
Bearing arriving at Yonkers
225.3°
Bearing from Yonkers
45.3° NE

Halfway between Waterbury and Yonkers

The great-circle midpoint is at 41.252946, -73.453997 (41°15'10.61"N 73°27'14.39"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Danbury, CT, with 88,692 residents, 10.1 miles from the midpoint. To find towns near the midpoint of any two places, use the halfway tool.

Time zones and daylight

Both use America/New_York, so there is no time difference. On June 21, Waterbury gets 15 h 12 min of daylight and Yonkers 15 h 07 min; on December 21, 9 h 10 min and 9 h 14 min. Waterbury is 0.61° farther north, so it has the longer summer days and the shorter winter ones.

Population compared

Yonkers has 1.8 times the population of Waterbury. From July 2020 to July 2024, Waterbury changed by +1.8% and Yonkers by +0.0%. The trip crosses from Connecticut into New York.

  1. 01Waterbury, CT115,908 (+1.8%)
  2. 02Yonkers, NY211,040 (+0.0%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Waterbury from Yonkers?

60.4 miles, 97.3 km or 52.5 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Yonkers from Waterbury?

SW. The great-circle path leaves Waterbury on a bearing of 225.8° and arrives at Yonkers on 225.3°. The return trip starts on 45.3°.

What is halfway between Waterbury and Yonkers?

The midpoint is at 41.252946, -73.453997. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Danbury, CT, 10.1 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Waterbury and Yonkers?

Both use America/New_York, so there is no time difference.

Which is bigger, Waterbury or Yonkers?

Yonkers, with 211,040 residents in July 2024 against 115,908 for Waterbury, 1.8 times as many.

Sources and data as of

Data as of: Census 2024 Gazetteer internal points and Vintage 2024 estimates; time zones from Open-Meteo.

  1. 01Census 2024 Gazetteer, places
  2. 02Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
  3. 03SunCalc library (Vladimir Agafonkin), algorithms after Jean Meeus
  4. 04IANA time zone database (clock times and daylight saving rules)

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